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Top British dividend stocks to buy for January

| The Motley Fool Staff

We asked our writers to share their top dividend stocks for January, with insurers and investment companies notable inclusions!

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Best British dividend stocks to buy for December

| The Motley Fool Staff

We asked our freelance writers to share the top dividend stocks they’d buy in December, with healthcare providers and housebuilders…

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Here’s a 4-share ISA portfolio that could one day generate £1,500 a month in passive income

| Royston Wild

A balanced portfolio of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 shares could deliver a large and growing passive income over time.…

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Is this FTSE 100 share a screaming buy to consider after recent falls?

| Roland Head

This FTSE 100 firm's smaller than rivals but could benefit from its big US manufacturing footprint and competitive market positioning.

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Up 8.7% in a week but still yielding 8.6% – Legal & General shares are red hot right now!

| Harvey Jones

Legal & General shares are enjoying their day in the sun, rocketing last week as investors piled into FTSE 100…

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Hunting for income shares to buy after the market dip? Then remember this

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones says the recent dip makes now a brilliant time for investors to go hunting for FTSE 100 dividend…

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As UK shares plunge, dividend yields soar! These 2 income stocks look appealing

| Mark Hartley

The stock market took a hit earlier this month, but it's not all doom and gloom. Mark Hartley uncovers two…

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Here’s a 6-stock ISA portfolio that could make £1.55k in monthly passive income

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith outlines some of his favourite income stocks that could be used within an ISA to generate a 7%+…

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As stocks fall, is this a rare chance for investors to start earning a second income?

| Stephen Wright

A sudden drawdown in the stock market can be great opportunity for investors looking for a second income. But some…

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A 15.7% dividend yield! Is this a juicy income opportunity?

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Zaven Boyrazian analyses the energy enterprise responsible for 5% of the UK’s natural gas supply, whose production is primed to…

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£10,000 invested in Vodafone shares 6 months ago is now worth…

| Charlie Carman

At the end of 2024, UK regulators gave the green light to a £16.5bn merger with Three. But has the…

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£20k to invest? Here are 2 high-yield dividend shares to consider for an ISA!

| Royston Wild

Maxing out a Stocks and Shares ISA could deliver a huge four-figure income with well-chosen dividend shares, explains Royston Wild.

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With a 7% yield, should investors consider buying this unloved oil stock for passive income?

| Roland Head

Profits are under pressure and shareholders are unhappy. Roland Head asks if this FTSE heavyweight could be a bargain buy…

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Here’s 5-stock ISA portfolio that could generate £1,000 per year in passive income

| Stephen Wright

UK investors looking for passive income could do very well sticking to the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250. And…

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How to aim for an eventual second income worth up to £57k on a £37k salary

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

The average UK salary is more than enough to kick off an investment portfolio and build towards a second income.…

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How to turn £100 a month into £100k with dividend stocks

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Not all dividend stocks are boring. Zaven Boyrazian explores three businesses that have massively beaten the market over the last…

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Up 40% in a year and still yielding 7.5% with a P/E of 8.5! Could this be the best share for me to buy today?

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones is impressed by results at British American Tobacco. He thinks it might be the best share to consider…

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£10 a day of passive income from a £20k Stocks and Shares ISA? Here’s how!

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane walks through some steps an investor could use to target a tenner a day of income from a…

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£10K of savings? Here’s how an investor could use that to target a £2,708 second income

| Christopher Ruane

The stock market can be a powerful and simple way to build a second income. Our writer illustrates how someone…

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£20,000 in savings? Here’s how it could potentially unlock £888 of passive income each month

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane explains why owning dividend shares can be an appealing passive income idea -- and how it can work…

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It’s up 8% in a week but this dividend stock still yields more than 9% with a P/E under 13!

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones says this FTSE 100 dividend stock offers one of the highest yields around, and its shares are climbing…

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See how much monthly second income an investor could earn from a £20k ISA

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones shows how much second income a balanced portfolio of FTSE 100 dividend companies could generate inside a tax-free…

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Yielding 6.8%, I rate Aviva shares as one of the best for passive income

| Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie believes that Aviva is one of only a handful of businesses in the FTSE 100 that offers both…

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Why hasn’t the Lloyds share price hit £1 yet?

| Cliff D'Arcy

After nearing 75p in early March, the Lloyds share price slumped before bouncing back. What's keeping it from hitting the…

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5 lessons from the latest stock-market crash

| Cliff D'Arcy

In a sudden, sharp shock, the US stock market lost over 21% in mere weeks. Though it has rebounded, here…

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2 FTSE 250 dividend growth stocks I’ve been buying after recent falls

| Roland Head

These FTSE 250 stocks offer tempting income and growth potential, says our writer, who's recently added both to his portfolio.

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£10,000 invested in Greggs shares at Christmas is now worth…

| Ben McPoland

It hasn't been a great year so far for investors holding Greggs shares. What's been going wrong for the FTSE…

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Down 64%, this FTSE 250 stock offers a 13% dividend yield for investors

| Mark Hartley

This struggling investment banker has suffered significant losses in the past five years, but it has the second-highest yield on…

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1 stock market ETF I’ve been buying during the sell-off

| Ben McPoland

The stock market's been all over the place in April, creating a fertile breeding ground for long-term buying opportunities.

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Investors considering a £5,500 holding in this FTSE 250 heavyweight could make £11,129 in annual dividend income over time!

| Simon Watkins

This FTSE 250 global investment manager pays one of the highest yields in any major FTSE index right now. Its…

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This industrial giant is the UK’s largest business, but it’s not a FTSE 100 stock!

| Charlie Carman

The FTSE 100 index is an obvious place to look for Britain's biggest companies, but the most valuable UK stock…

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Here’s a 5-stock FTSE 100 portfolio that could generate £800 a month in passive income

| Mark Hartley

Mark Hartley calculates the potentially lucrative returns of five popular FTSE 100 dividend stocks invested in a Stocks and Shares…

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Is it wrong for me to buy these FTSE 100 tobacco stocks?

| Cliff D'Arcy

These two FTSE 100 tobacco stocks have thrashed the wider UK market over one and five years. But would it…

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Is this a great opportunity to lock in big dividend yields for a second income?

| Dr. James Fox

Dividend yields rise as share prices fall. That’s why many investors will see a bear market or correction as an…

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2 stocks that could help investors earn £2,516 of passive income per year from a £20k ISA

| Charlie Carman

Our writer selects two high-yield UK dividend shares for investors to consider that could turbocharge a passive income portfolio.

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Why I think FTSE 100 dividend shares could build a better second income than the S&P 500

| Mark Hartley

US tech stocks are hot, but when aiming for a sustainable second income later in life, our writer prefers dividend-paying…

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2 blue-chip FTSE 100 shares Hargreaves Lansdown investors have been buying in the market sell-off

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

When global markets were in meltdown mode, Hargreaves Lansdown investors recently piled into these two well-known FTSE 100 names.

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Investors considering £10,000 of Sainsbury’s shares could one day make £2,590 a year in dividend income!

| Simon Watkins

Sainsbury’s shares deliver a yield significantly over the FTSE 100’s 3.8% average and they also look very undervalued against their…

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I’ve been boosting my dividend income with these UK shares

| Stephen Wright

Stephen Wright has been taking advantage of a volatile stock market to buy shares in two UK companies that have…

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2 UK dividend shares that look dirt cheap right now

| Mark Hartley

With the US trade war sinking stock prices, there's a wealth of cheap opportunities in UK dividend shares now. Our…

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Down 15%! Should I snap up Tesco shares for a second income?

| Ben McPoland

This investor is open to adding another FTSE 100 dividend stock to his portfolio to build up a second income.…

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Is it still a good time to buy shares?

| Stephen Wright

With the US announcing smartphones, computers, and semiconductors from China are exempt from certain tariffs, is it safe to buy…

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